Dripping 2026

Dripping returns to Sparta, NJ for our fourth edition.

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Tickets Tickets to Dripping 2026 must be purchased in advance on this page.

Shuttle bus tickets, parking passes, and Thursday night Welcome Dinner tickets will also also be available as add-ons to your ticket. Admission is limited to 900 and no tickets will be sold at the door.

Location Dripping will be held at 251 White Lake Road, Sparta, New Jersey, rain or shine. Performances will take place indoors and outside. The site is a beautiful 200 acres of forest, wooded paths, and a large private lake. We encourage you to explore and enjoy the site. Please help us maintain the grounds by picking up after yourself and leaving no trace. To help with this, trash bags will be given to campers at check-in. Please collect your trash in these and leave them in the dumpster on the way out.

Our host venue is called Camp Sacajawea. The name is a holdover from the site’s previous owners and stands as a reminder of both the violent history of colonialism and the erasure and co-optation of indigenous cultures. These are forces which continue to shape our world today. We acknowledge that this gathering takes place on grounds that was, is, and always will rightfully be the land of the Ramapo Munsee Lenape people.

Camping Everyone at Dripping will be tent camping. We have included a packing list below. Camping will be dispersed throughout the site and is allowed anywhere out of direct view of either stage or the lake. The midsummer sun will rise very early, and we highly recommend setting up your tent in a place that has shade. Arrival before dark is strongly encouraged.

If you are new to camping, do not worry, this is a beautiful and easy place to do it. Convenient gear rental is available through Outdoors Geek (link below), which will ship your rented gear directly to the festival (Use coupon code DRIPPING2026 and order by May 30, 2026). Rental orders can be picked up at the designated table near the dining tent Thursday/Friday 3-8pm. Drop it there at the end of the festival and we will ship it back for you.

If you are a person that is absolutely unable to camp in a tent but would still like to attend, we recommend booking accommodation nearby as soon as possible. Trailers and glamping structures are not allowed.

Darkness is a part of the experience at Dripping. The majority of the sprawling site is unlit. This is both a reality of camping and a part of the unplugged experience. Everyone should bring headlamps and flashlights.

Transportation Dripping is a 1.5-2 hour drive from NYC depending on traffic. Parking on-site is limited and requires a pre-purchased parking pass. These will be available on this page following the initial ticket on-sale. Carpooling is strongly encouraged and parking off-site is not possible or allowed. DO NOT drive your car onto the site past the parking lot at any time. There are no ins-and-outs for cars outside of check-in hours - please plan accordingly.

If you are traveling from NYC, we recommend riding the shuttle bus. Buy a bus ticket as an add-on to your general admission ticket. Buses pick up Thursday and Friday and drop off Sunday at Nowadays.

Check-in If you are taking the shuttle bus, check-in will take place when you board at Nowadays.

For those driving, check-in will be open: Thursday 3pm - 10pm Friday 12pm - 10pm Saturday 1pm - 5pm ‍ Guests arriving outside of check-in hours will not be admitted. Again, there are no ins-and-outs for cars outside of check-in hours. Please plan your trip accordingly.

Trash and Cigarettes Respect for the site is essential and we need all attendees to help us maintain the natural beauty of the grounds. We have a Leave No Trace policy, and ample trash cans will be provided. Do not leave any trash on the ground, period. Trash bags will be given to campers at check-in. Please collect your trash in these and leave them in the dumpster on the way out.

Cigarettes must be disposed of in designated orange buckets. We want to keep working with the venue for many years to come, please help make that a reality.

Facilities Ample portable toilets and handwashing stations will be brought in for the weekend. There is a central bathhouse near the Open Air Stage with hot showers and a shower trailer next to the Wellness Center. Free drinking water will be readily available throughout the site and hot water will be available directly outside of The Inn.

Swimming Swimming at the lake is allowed while a lifeguard is on duty. There are some boats available and people are welcome to bring their own floatables. If you do so, please remember to take them with you.

Food Dripping is delicious! Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served with GF & vegetarian options always available. This year we welcome back chefs Lj Almendras, Taqueria Ramirez and Wadadli Jerk alongside newcomer Hen House NYC for regular service. Bé Bếp will prepare a special, prepaid Welcome Dinner on Thursday night. There will also be expanded late night food offerings from Off Brand Goods.

Full menus from each chef will be announced in the lead up to the festival. Coffee, tea, and snacks will be available from 109 Montrose, and The Dungeon cafe will return with a variety of earth’s blessings. As always, vegetarian onigiri will be available at the bar for late night snacking. Cash or card is welcome. If you prefer to bring your own food, please do. Open flames and outside alcohol are not allowed.

Please note: Thursday’s Welcome Dinner is a special dining experience and a part of the evening’s program. You will need to purchase it in advance. Thursday dinners will not be sold on-site.

Wellness EMS can be found during all hours at the Wellness Center, behind the dining tent. We also have a team of safe space workers at the stages who are available to assist with any wellness-related issues or dancefloor concerns. They can be identified by their glowing wristbands. Security will be on site as well to help you.

Free harm reduction testing will take place next to The Barn during the following hours: Thursday 4 - 8PM Friday/Saturday 5 - 10PM

Group stretching class will be held at The Outside Inn on Friday and Saturday at 1pm.

There will also be an open, all-fellowship 12 step meeting at 6pm on Friday and Saturday in The Barn for anyone in, or interested in recovery or sobriety.

What to Bring -Cash/Card/ID: Our vendors will accept cash and card. An ID that matches your ticket will be required for entry. If you use a different name than your ID, please be able to show the purchase confirmation email. -Waterproof camping tent, sleeping pad, blanket/sleeping bag. Be prepared for rain. Again, we also recommend finding a shady spot to pitch your tent as it will be hot and the sun will rise early. -Refillable water bottle. Free drinking water will be readily available throughout the site. -Flashlight/Headlamp. It gets very dark at night. There are paths, but you are in the woods, and site lighting will be minimal. -Swimsuit and towel. There is a large natural lake for bathing, boating, and playing. There will be a lifeguard on duty for limited hours. Swimming outside those hours is not allowed. -Picnic blanket for relaxing. Some performances will allow for floor/lawn seating… get cozy. -External battery. Again, we are in the woods and there are no outlets available. Charge up and come prepared. -Sunscreen, bugspray, wetwipes etc. Bring anything you need to feel comfortable outdoors during a peak summer weekend. -A good attitude: All are welcome at Dripping. Please treat fellow attendees and staff with kindness and respect.

What NOT to Bring -NO weapons, alcohol, drugs, fireworks, illegal stuff, expensive stuff, confetti/glitter, annoying LED clothing, camping stoves. -NO bad attitudes. Discriminatory behavior, cruel or abusive language, aggression towards others, burdensome entitlement, and leering will get you kicked out and banned from future events. -NO trailers or glamping structures: Glamping, RV camping or anything involving much more than setting up a tent is not going to work here. -NO extra speakers or instruments. We’ve got you covered. -NO pets, people under 21 years old, or people without tickets.

Information Sharing On-Site Occasionally set times or locations have to be changed during the event. If that happens, we will post updates at the affected stage. We will also be sharing updates on our Discord, which is now public. Join here for the most immediate notifications in the lead up to Dripping, to coordinate carpools, share camping tips etc.

PACBI We reject all forms of normalization, pacification or affinity with the US/Israeli war machine. Dripping believes in BDS. As such, we endorse the Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.

To be clear, people of every nation are welcome at Dripping, but we will not work with: -Israeli cultural institutions -Cultural products commissioned by an official Israeli body or a non-Israeli body that promotes Israel -All non-Israeli cultural products that are funded by official Israeli bodies or organizations -Events and activities sponsored by an official Israeli body or a complicit institution -Any cultural activity or event carried out under the sponsorship of or in cooperation with an official Israeli body, an Israeli lobby group, or non-Israeli institutions that serve Israel’s branding/propaganda -Israeli Normalization Projects

Please review our Terms and Conditions carefully before purchasing a ticket or attending the event. T&Cs are linked below

BY PURCHASING A TICKET, REGISTERING, OR ENTERING THE EVENT PREMISES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THEIR ENTIRETY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT ATTEND THE EVENT.